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Temporary patch to replace tile? Mark G. 11-18-2007
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Posted by Mark G. on November 18, 2007, 3:59 pm
Good afternoon.

I had to remove some of my bathtub tile, as water had seeped behind the tile
and soaked the plaster underneath. I removed the soaked plaster (oatmeal
consistency) and dried out the wood lath.

The original tile job is poor (1950's homeowner job), but it will be six
months to a year before I can get around to replacing it. What can I use to
temporarily patch the bare area? it's about 2' x 2', with wood lath exposed.
The patch would need to be waterproof, and hopefully look better than the
spray-foam I used for an "emergency" repair.

Thanks
-Mark



Posted by Steve Barker on November 18, 2007, 7:22 pm
Why 6 months to a year? In the time you could put on a temporary, you could
fix it. Wouldn't take 4 hours.

s


> Good afternoon.
>
> I had to remove some of my bathtub tile, as water had seeped behind the
> tile and soaked the plaster underneath. I removed the soaked plaster
> (oatmeal consistency) and dried out the wood lath.
>
> The original tile job is poor (1950's homeowner job), but it will be six
> months to a year before I can get around to replacing it. What can I use
> to temporarily patch the bare area? it's about 2' x 2', with wood lath
> exposed. The patch would need to be waterproof, and hopefully look better
> than the spray-foam I used for an "emergency" repair.
>
> Thanks
> -Mark
>
>



Posted by Mark G. on November 18, 2007, 11:50 pm
> Why 6 months to a year? In the time you could put on a temporary, you
> could fix it. Wouldn't take 4 hours.

Shoring up some sagging framing below the bath. Demolishing the existing
walls behind the tile. Plumbing. Electrical. Choosing tile. The list goes
on.



Posted by Steve Barker on November 19, 2007, 5:01 pm
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhh.. you didn't mention all that.
Patch over with grout. It's easy to work with and you can paint it with
exterior paint and it'll be pretty waterproof until your 'for real' repair.


s


>> Why 6 months to a year? In the time you could put on a temporary, you
>> could fix it. Wouldn't take 4 hours.
>
> Shoring up some sagging framing below the bath. Demolishing the existing
> walls behind the tile. Plumbing. Electrical. Choosing tile. The list goes
> on.
>
>



Posted by Mark G. on November 19, 2007, 7:13 pm
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhh.. you didn't mention all that.
> Patch over with grout. It's easy to work with and you can paint it with
> exterior paint and it'll be pretty waterproof until your 'for real'
> repair.

So just mix up a sack of grout and use it as a waterproof plaster over the
wood lath?



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